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haiti's ambassador to washington says he's very afraid, afraid that many, many people have been killed in this quake. ramone joseph says his country needs help from the rest of the world now. he made the appeal by phone on cnn's "situation room." >> haiti as is being portrayed all the time, the poorest country in the western hemisphere now has been hit by the worst catastrophe. so i'm calling on all friends of haiti and people who are listening to me to please come to our aid. >> a plea for aid right there. the u.s. president, barack obama, is speaking out on the haiti earthquake as well. he says -- >> the u.s. state department has activated what it calls a disaster response plan. it says that a task force will work through the night on this. secretary of state hillary clinton is on an asia-pacific tr trip. here's what she said. >> we are still gathering information about this catastrophic earthquake, the point of impact, its effect on the people of haiti. the united states is offering our full assistance to haiti and to others in the region. we will be providing both civilian and mili
haiti's ambassador to washington says he's very afraid, afraid that many, many people have been killed in this quake. ramone joseph says his country needs help from the rest of the world now. he made the appeal by phone on cnn's "situation room." >> haiti as is being portrayed all the time, the poorest country in the western hemisphere now has been hit by the worst catastrophe. so i'm calling on all friends of haiti and people who are listening to me to please come to our aid....
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in washington today, president obama pledged u.s. "unwavering" support. >> with just a few hundred miles of ocean between us and a long history that binds us together, haitians are our neighbors in the americas and here at home. our thoughts and prayers are also with the many haitian- americans around our country, who do not yet know the fate of their families and loved ones back home. >> woodruff: from miami to new york and elsewhere, haitian- americans began gathering last night to wait for news. >> no, i only got a busy sound. >> woodruff: some tried in vain to reach families all night. >> i have a lot of sisters there, and i went over there in july to spend time with them. i don't know if i will have a chance to see them again. >> woodruff: in miami's little haiti section this morning, a mass for the earthquake victims was held at the cathedral of st. mary. the disaster affected all, from everyday people to community leaders, including phillip brutus, the first haitian american elected to the state legislature in florida. >> a lo
in washington today, president obama pledged u.s. "unwavering" support. >> with just a few hundred miles of ocean between us and a long history that binds us together, haitians are our neighbors in the americas and here at home. our thoughts and prayers are also with the many haitian- americans around our country, who do not yet know the fate of their families and loved ones back home. >> woodruff: from miami to new york and elsewhere, haitian- americans began gathering...
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his office is getting constant updates and he joins us now from our washington bureau. congressman, what can you tell us? what's the latest from your perspective? >> larry, there is a lot going on on the ground now in haiti. unfortunately, we have reports coming in from individuals. my district office received a number of calls. i've been in contact with the white house, also with southern command, which is the military arm that covers haiti. it's had to respond at the recent hurricane. you have to understand that there are people that are trapped right now, there is a search and rescue effort to the best of the u.n. that's on the ground now, they're trying to help, as well as family members. but rescue must come as soon as possible to haiti. their structures are not as solid as structures in the u.s., and i know the crumbling and dust we've seen we'll continue to see because the buildings are so fragile. >> larry: what area do you represent in florida? >> i represent miami dade county and broward county. but there are haitian americans in new york, boston, l.a., centra
his office is getting constant updates and he joins us now from our washington bureau. congressman, what can you tell us? what's the latest from your perspective? >> larry, there is a lot going on on the ground now in haiti. unfortunately, we have reports coming in from individuals. my district office received a number of calls. i've been in contact with the white house, also with southern command, which is the military arm that covers haiti. it's had to respond at the recent hurricane....
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the camera can move in, it is a "washington post" start. ey basically make the point over the decade that thereÑi was zero net job creation. basically the same amount of jobs now as ten years ago. that is a pretty significant statistic. what does that mean for the broader economy? >> guest: well, i think it means that first of all, we have had too bad recessions. we have had, you know, a lot of months of job losses. at the more fundamentally it means that the structure of our economy is changing. it is going to be in very violent and very uncomfortable for a long time for that to happen. the last time we really have this kind of structural change was in the 30's when we actually lost jobs in that ticket. i think it means that we need to try to shift some of our focus. we got very good at building houses. we got very good at packaging mortgages and selling the financial securities. we weren't that good at doing the things that maybe we need is a country. that is why i think the administration has focused on infrastructure and green jobs, tr
the camera can move in, it is a "washington post" start. ey basically make the point over the decade that thereÑi was zero net job creation. basically the same amount of jobs now as ten years ago. that is a pretty significant statistic. what does that mean for the broader economy? >> guest: well, i think it means that first of all, we have had too bad recessions. we have had, you know, a lot of months of job losses. at the more fundamentally it means that the structure of our...
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"washington journal" is next. . host: over at the capitol today we are going to see the first meeting of an entity called the financial industry inquiry commission, appointed by congress, bipartisan, their job will be to talk to the big bank chiefs about the financial crisis, how it happened, and what will happen in the future. that is at 9:00 a.m. we would like to ask you what you would ask the bankers today at that meeting. for democrats, 202-737-0002. for republicans, 202-737-0001. for independents, 202-628-0205. we will begin at the port today -- court today, where david savage is a long time reporter. two items we have on our minds. one is citizens united verses the sec. what is the situation there? what are we likely to hear today? >> we do not know if we will hear anything. we will simply be ready at 10:00 this morning. you never know when the court is going to decide something. the the issue is whether the supreme court is going to say corporations have a right to free speech, to spend as much as they want,
"washington journal" is next. . host: over at the capitol today we are going to see the first meeting of an entity called the financial industry inquiry commission, appointed by congress, bipartisan, their job will be to talk to the big bank chiefs about the financial crisis, how it happened, and what will happen in the future. that is at 9:00 a.m. we would like to ask you what you would ask the bankers today at that meeting. for democrats, 202-737-0002. for republicans, 202-737-0001....
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and needed a bailout from washington. th brought government leaders like hou speaker nancy pelosi tthe show floor to see what the industry i ying to do to turn itself around. even though the u.s. lost it title lastear as the largest yer of vehicles to china, it still remains an important market for manufacture. so they're racg to build more fuel-efcient products americans will want d can afford. ford has perhaps the best advantage with the focus. it's already been hit with consumers and gets aace-lift next year. the new focus ll have a new twliter engine that offers more hsepower than the currt model and should have better fuel economy. manufacturers don't estima fuelconomy on a vehicle until it's ready to come to market. ford admits oiding a government bailo has helped it attra customers away from g.m. and chrysler. but presidt of the america's mark fies thinks product has more to with the company success. >> at the end of the d customers are going to buyur pruct not because we didn't take goverent money, it's because wh
and needed a bailout from washington. th brought government leaders like hou speaker nancy pelosi tthe show floor to see what the industry i ying to do to turn itself around. even though the u.s. lost it title lastear as the largest yer of vehicles to china, it still remains an important market for manufacture. so they're racg to build more fuel-efcient products americans will want d can afford. ford has perhaps the best advantage with the focus. it's already been hit with consumers and gets...
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, under president johnson, he was even picking the bombing sites in washington. instead of letting the service men do their jobs. one of the things i admired about former president george h.w. bush, when he committed we were going to liberate kuwait from the atrocity of saddam hue cain moving in and taking over that country, he did a great thing he called in the military guys and said, you guys are in the military, you tell me what we need. here's what we're going to do, we're going to liberate kuwait. they put together a plan and that's what they did. it was not the civilians running the activity. as sam johnson a member of our body here, colleague, who was in the hanoi hilton for nearly seven years, as he was told after we carpet bombed north vietnam, hanoi, for two week, they rushed back to the negotiating table, worked out a deal that was favorable to them and not the united states, as sam says, when he was leaving the p.o.w. camp, the hanoi hilton, a commander was laughing and said you stupid americans if you'd just bombed us one more week we would have had
, under president johnson, he was even picking the bombing sites in washington. instead of letting the service men do their jobs. one of the things i admired about former president george h.w. bush, when he committed we were going to liberate kuwait from the atrocity of saddam hue cain moving in and taking over that country, he did a great thing he called in the military guys and said, you guys are in the military, you tell me what we need. here's what we're going to do, we're going to liberate...
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southern command and by circumstance, happened to be in washington, d.c. when the earthquake hit haiti. as most of you in this room know, as the commander of u.s. southern command, he will be the person in charge of the d.o.d. effort as we provide support and assistance to haiti and he has to get back to his command to oversee that effort but before he left, he has offered to give us about 30 minutes to answer some of your questions. so with that, general, thank you for taking your time. i know you're busy, we appreciate it. >> thanks very much. it's a pleasure to be with you. first i want to reiterate just from the united states southern command standpoint and the department of defense standpoint, our prayers and condolences go out to the citizens of haiti and all the other partners who are there. it's a horrific event that they've suffered through and we're working every effort we can and pushing and leaning as far forward as we can to support the lifesaving measures initially, doing assessment, and then look beyond that into the humanitarian disaster re
southern command and by circumstance, happened to be in washington, d.c. when the earthquake hit haiti. as most of you in this room know, as the commander of u.s. southern command, he will be the person in charge of the d.o.d. effort as we provide support and assistance to haiti and he has to get back to his command to oversee that effort but before he left, he has offered to give us about 30 minutes to answer some of your questions. so with that, general, thank you for taking your time. i know...
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the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., january 13, 2010. i hereby appoint the honorable shelley berkley to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend samuel , congregational christian church of american samoa. the chaplain: [speaking samoan] god, faith of our fathers and lord of our homage, we embrace you and one another in heart and soul, thought and mind giving you praise and trusting your faithfulness. bless this day and your service. o lord, help us to remember the proclamation from ages past where there is no vision, people perish. let us be visionary in our decisionmaking, particularly those resolved by the leadership of our nation. grant this congress the ability to see, the faith to believe, and the courage to leap forward in their journey of determination for tranquility and peace. upholding those virtues by which all may benefit from in our home of the brave and the land of the free. god,
the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., january 13, 2010. i hereby appoint the honorable shelley berkley to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend samuel , congregational christian church of american samoa. the chaplain: [speaking samoan] god, faith of our fathers and lord of our homage, we embrace you and one another in heart and soul,...